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OBP isn't the more important stat, SLG actually correlates to runs better than OBP. However, 1 pt of OBP is worth more than 1 pt of SLG, and that's why it's not great to add them together.

wOBA is the attempt to fix SLG and OBP by including every event(SLG leaves out BB, as well as others) and weighting their value properly. For example, in SLG a HR is worth the same as two doubles. In reality, 2 doubles is more valuable than one HR.

There is no one single stat that is going to let you judge a player accurately, they're ALL flawed (yes, even the mighty WAR), it's by looking at all the stats overall and taking them in as a package, and looking at what a player looks like on the field as well.

There is no one single stat that is going to let you judge a player accurately, they're ALL flawed (yes, even the mighty WAR), it's by looking at all the stats overall and taking them in as a package, and looking at what a player looks like on the field as well.

Offense is a lot easier to measure then defense, pitching, or anything else in the game.

You can measure offense because every action has a direct impact on the goal, which is to score runs. There are exactly four bases, and each base is a percentage to that goal.

Offense can be measured, wOBA does the best job of anything (although not park and league adjusted) and wRC+ covers the latter issues.

The formula for wOBA changes every year based on the success of each walk, single, hbp, double etc to the frequency of scoring runs that season in relation to the league average OBP. It is measurable, because you can tell directly how much doing each action helps your team succeed.

It's one of the best at being accurate of any statistics. Defensive statistics are difficult to judge and have inaccuracies, pitching as well. But wOBA is going to be pretty close.

Offense is a lot easier to measure then defense, pitching, or anything else in the game.

You can measure offense because every action has a direct impact on the goal, which is to score runs. There are exactly four bases, and each base is a percentage to that goal.

Offense can be measured, wOBA does the best job of anything (although not park and league adjusted) and wRC+ covers the latter issues.

The formula for wOBA changes every year based on the success of each walk, single, hbp, double etc to the frequency of scoring runs that season in relation to the league average OBP. It is measurable, because you can tell directly how much doing each action helps your team succeed.

It's one of the best at being accurate of any statistics. Defensive statistics are difficult to judge and have inaccuracies, pitching as well. But wOBA is going to be pretty close.